Be in the know. 18 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. China’s internet sector expands in first half amid economic recovery efforts (scmp)
  2. S., China Agree on Steps to Ease Trade Tensions (wsj)
  3. Gina Raimondo, the U.S. commerce secretary, said Washington did not want to “decouple” from China. (nytimes)
  4. Chinese Stocks Are in a Slump—and Value Investors Are Excited (wsj)
  5. China Banks to Cut Rates on Mortgages, Deposits in Stimulus Push (bloomberg)
  6. Markets Show China Needs a Stimulus ‘Bazooka’ to Woo Investors (bloomberg)
  7. China Pledges to Speed Up Fiscal Spending (bloomberg)
  8. Raimondo Stresses Optimism on Economic Ties With China’s Premier (bloomberg)
  9. Raimondo Says US Firms Tell Her China Is Becoming Uninvestable (bloomberg)
  10. Wall Street Reels From Painful August as Winning Trades Go Sour (bloomberg)
  11. 3M settles lawsuit over earplugs after a June settlement of up to $12.5B for so-called forever chemicals. (marketwatch)
  12. After calling the S&P 500’s climb this year, this strategist says hang on, the gains aren’t over. (marketwatch)
  13. Elon Musk’s futuristic Cybertruck nears debut as Tesla aims to win over skeptics (nypost)
  14. These financial market signals are telling a different story about China’s economy (businessinsider)
  15. Pinduoduo (PDD) rallies 12% on massive Q2 beat (streetinsider)
  16. Markets are not signaling doom and gloom for China’s economy (ft)
  17. Commerce secretary says US wants to work with China (reuters)
  18. Raimondo Says Trade Can Stabilize China Ties (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. 3M Stock Soars on Reported Earplugs Settlement. $5.5 Billion Is a Win for Investors. (barrons)
  2. U.S. and China Agree to Broaden Talks in Bid to Ease Tensions (nytimes)
  3. Chinese Shares Rally After Beijing Cuts Tax on Trades (barrons)
  4. Markets Show China Needs a Stimulus ‘Bazooka’ to Woo Investors (bloomberg)
  5. 3M Agrees to Pay More Than $5.5 Billion Over Combat Earplugs (bloomberg)
  6. Powell sounds ‘like a man who thinks he is probably done raising rates’: Evercore’s Guha (marketwatch)
  7. How the Stock Market Performs After Jackson Hole, According to History (barrons)
  8. China stocks climb after authorities attempt to lure investors with stock tax cut, other moves (marketwatch)
  9. Utilities Face a Growing Dilemma: Shut Off Power or Risk Wildfires (wsj)
  10. ‘Look, Muffy, a Book for Us.’ The 1980s Preppy Handbook Is Again a Must-Read. (wsj)
  11. U.S. Commerce Secretary Faces a Wide Range of Issues in China (nytimes)
  12. Auto Union Boss Wants 46% Raise, 32-Hour Work Week in ‘War’ Against Detroit Carmakers (bloomberg)
  13. Why Tractor Supply Is One of the Most Interesting Retailers on the Planet (bloomberg)
  14. How to Become a Professional Cornhole Player (bloomberg)
  15. China Extends Preferential Tax Policies for Foreigners to 2028 (bloomberg)
  16. US and China agree to export control information dialogue (reuters)
  17. US Commerce chief raised Micron, Intel with Chinese officials (reuters)
  18. Tech IPOs are coming back — now they have to perform (cnbc)
  19. Bank of America: Hedge funds are unusually bullish about these 20 stocks as they brace for tough times in markets (businessinsider)
  20. This beaten-down Brazilian stock is ‘too cheap to ignore’, could rally 50% – Citi (streetinsider)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Alipay declares live commerce ambitions in pre-IPO growth chase (technode)
  2. China Cuts Stock Trade Tax, Tightens IPOs to Boost Market (bloomberg)
  3. Bob Iger Tweaks Disney’s Strategy on Streaming (nytimes)
  4. Falling 10-Year Yield Rallies Stocks On Seasonal Cue (Almanac Trader)
  5. How The Steep Decline In Chinese Tourists Will Cost The U.S. More Than $20 Billion (forbes)
  6. Analysis: Case builds for China’s banks to cut deposit rates (reuters)
  7. Remote workers are treating their jobs like gig-work, and it’s turning them into the most disconnected employees (fortune)
  8. China’s economy is in desperate need of rescue (economist)
  9. Entrepreneur Rande Gerber on Making His Own Convertible and Why Free Time Is the Ultimate Luxury (robb report)
  10. Not Your Grandad’s MG: The New All-Electric Cyberster Will Churn Out 536 HP of Pep (robb report)
  11. Five takeaways from Instacart’s S-1 filing (techcrunch)
  12. Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard Travel Guide (mensjournal)
  13. This Is What We Just Learned In Jackson Hole (bloomberg)
  14. AI is entering its ‘Napster’ phase. This is who’s going to ‘own’ it next (fastcompany)
  15. The Ferrari 550 Maranello Does Something No Modern Supercar Can (roadandtrack)

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Despite What Powell Says, the Fed Is Likely Done (wsj)
  2. U.S. stocks end higher after Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks, S&P 500 snaps 3-week losing streak (marketwatch)
  3. ‘This is a no-rules market’. Goldman strategist explains why recent stock moves have confounded traders. (marketwatch)
  4. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Kept His Jackson Hole Speech Vague, and That’s No Accident (barrons)
  5. Instacart files to go public on Nasdaq to try and unfreeze tech IPO market (cnbc)
  6. A co-investment chief at billionaire investor Mario Gabelli’s firm shares 3 stocks with strong pricing power he’s betting on as inflation remains sticky — including one that could surge 53% (businessinsider)
  7. UAW Authorizes Strike Against Ford, GM. Don’t Overreact to the News. (barrons)
  8. Autoworkers Vote to Authorize Strikes if Negotiations Fail (nytimes)
  9. 3M Has Legal Problems. A Small One Just Got Resolved. (barrons)
  10. Everything China Is Doing to Juice Its Flagging Economy (bloomberg)
  11. Why stocks can still make run for record highs in months to come, analyst says (marketwatch)
  12. Shein partners with Forever 21 in fast-fashion deal that will expand reach of both companies (cnn)
  13. Is Value Investing as Cheap as It’s Ever Been? (morningstar)
  14. SoftBank seeks to build investment war chest on back of Arm IPO (ft)
  15. China imports record amount of chipmaking equipment (ft)
  16. Catastrophic Weather Is Wreaking Havoc With Insurance. These Companies Can Handle the Storm. (barrons)
  17. Hong Kong Turns to Tycoons to Get Party Scene Back on Track (bloomberg)
  18. Opinion: 4 reasons to start buying the August stock-market weakness — and what to buy (marketwatch)